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Show SAM Roosevelt is Referred to as the Late Lamented La-mented Washington, Jan. 13 Politics, lt eluding Democratic references to for mer Piesident Roosevelt as the "late lamented," and "the absent one," was Injected Into a debate In the house today to-day on a resolution which was adopted adopt-ed providing for tho destruction of a thousand tons of "worthless" public documents. Mr. Fitzgerald of Neir" York declared declar-ed that In the million or more pamphlets pamph-lets were approximately 19,000- copies of messages of former President Roosevelt- "Documents." Mr. Fitzgerald Fitz-gerald 6ald, "that are. both illuminating illuminat-ing and precious and were highly prized hut a short time ago. They are messages of one who, though now absent, can never bo forgotten in this august assemblage." Reply to a suggestion that there were many copies of President Clove-land's Clove-land's messages still undisturbed, Mr. Fitzgerald said he supposed that at some time the Democrats mast have entertained the "same sincere affection" affec-tion" for Mr. Cleveland as the Republicans Re-publicans entertained for "the absent lamented President whose presence in Africa Is so pleasing and his return so much feared." |